Location: Royal Ontario Museum, TorontoDates: Runs until March 31, 2019

Calling all nature photographers – and those who just want to enjoy some stunning images of the natural world! WBFN members have a chance to get 20% off admission to the Royal Ontario Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which runs until March 31.The exhibition features 100 all-new photographs from around the world, including wildlife, landscapes, and many other aspects of nature. For your 20% discount, buy your tickets atwww.rom.on.ca and use promo code WILDLIFE18. Find out more about the exhibition atwww.rom.on.ca/wpy. The ROM is already planning its 2019-2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, so if you’re interested in contributing your best shot, you have until February 15, 2019 to do so. Contributors have a chance to win some amazing prizes, including a 14-day Experience Borneo tour for two (courtesy of G Adventures), and a Digital SLR camera courtesy of Henry's Camera. Share your wildlife image from your unlocked Twitter or Instagram account and include @ROMtoronto and #ROMwpyON (or #ROMwpyJR for ages 13 to 17). For more information, visitwww.rom.on.ca/contest.

This coming Thursday, the Northumberland Land Trust and the Lone Pine Land Trust are presenting the first in their Speaker Series for 2019. This month's speaker is Allie Anderson, PhD candidate at Trent University, who will tell us about the migration strategies of shorebirds using the Ontario James Bay shoreline as a stopover site. Allie conducted her MSc work on American Kestrels and is a graduate of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. Light refreshments will be offered at 7 p.m., and the speaker will start at 7:30.

Directions: Venture 13 is located across the street from the Cobourg Community Centre on D'Arcy Street. Parking is available behind and near the building.

Port Hope-Cobourg - Saturday, December 15, 2018Contact Roger Frost at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 905-885-9615

Presqu’ile-Brighton - Sunday, December 16, 2018Contact Doug McRae at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613-475-5014

Rice Lake Plains, Tuesday, January 1, 2019Contact Roger Frost at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 905-885-9615

If you would like to take part in these daylong counts as a field observer, please contact the compilers who are listed above. They will assign you to a team. Feeder counters are always welcome. However, each count circle covers a defined geographic area, so contact the compiler to make sure that your feeder is within the circle.

Prior to Alison White’s talk, Past President Brian Maxwell presented a gift of a carved curlew to Barry Robinson, in recognition of WBFN’s appreciation of Margaret and Barry’s many years of managing the distribution of The Curlew, as well as for Barry’s long-time service as the club’s membership co-ordinator. Congratulations!